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sentiments�察�look not behind you as you leave。'

'Sir��' said the prince�察�'I am here upon your honour�察�assure 
you upon mine that I shall continue to rely upon that 
safeguard。  The coffee is ready�察�I must again trouble you�察�I 
fear。'  And with a courteous movement of the hand�察�he seemed 
to invite his companion to pour out the coffee。

The unhappy young man rose from his seat。  'I appeal to you��' 
he cried�察�'by every holy sentiment�察�in mercy to me�察�if not in 
pity to yourself�察�begone before it is too late。'

'Sir��' replied the prince�察�'I am not readily accessible to 
fear�察�and if there is one defect to which I must plead 
guilty�察�it is that of a curious disposition。  You go the 
wrong way about to make me leave this house�察�in which I play 
the part of your entertainer�察�and�察�suffer me to add�察�young 
man�察�if any peril threaten us�察�it was of your contriving�察�not 
of mine。'

'Alas�察�you do not know to what you condemn me��' cried the 
other。  'But I at least will have no hand in it。'  With these 
words he carried his hand to his pocket�察�hastily swallowed 
the contents of a phial�察�and�察�with the very act�察�reeled back 
and fell across his chair upon the floor。  The prince left 
his place and came and stood above him�察�where he lay 
convulsed upon the carpet。  'Poor moth��' I heard his highness 
murmur。  'Alas�察�poor moth� �must we again inquire which is the 
more fatal ´ weakness or wickedness�拭 �And can a sympathy with 
ideas�察�surely not ignoble in themselves�察�conduct a man to 
this dishonourable death��'

By this time I had pushed the door open and walked into the 
room。  'Your highness��' said I�察�'this is no time for 
moralising�察�with a little promptness we may save this 
creature's life�察�and as for the other�察�he need cause you no 
concern�察�for I have him safely under lock and key。'

The prince had turned about upon my entrance�察�and regarded me 
certainly with no alarm�察�but with a profundity of wonder 
which almost robbed me of my self´possession。  'My dear 
madam��' he cried at last�察�'and who the devil are you��'

I was already on the floor beside the dying man。  I had�察�of 
course�察�no idea with what drug he had attempted his life�察�and 
I was forced to try him with a variety of antidotes。  Here 
were both oil and vinegar�察�for the prince had done the young 
man the honour of compounding for him one of his celebrated 
salads�察�and of each of these I administered from a quarter to 
half a pint�察�with no apparent efficacy。  I next plied him 
with the hot coffee�察�of which there may have been near upon a 
quart。

'Have you no milk��' I inquired。

'I fear�察�madam�察�that milk has been omitted��' returned the 
prince。

'Salt�察�then��' said I�察�'salt is a revulsive。  Pass the salt。'

'And possibly the mustard��' asked his highness�察�as he offered 
me the contents of the various salt´cellars poured together 
on a plate。

'Ah��' cried I�察�'the thought is excellent�  �Mix me about half 
a pint of mustard�察�drinkably dilute。'

Whether it was the salt or the mustard�察�or the mere 
combination of so many subversive agents�察�as soon as the last 
had been poured over his throat�察�the young sufferer obtained 
relief。

'There��' I exclaimed�察�with natural triumph�察�'I have saved a 
life��'

'And yet�察�madam��' returned the prince�察�'your mercy may be 
cruelty disguised。  Where the honour is lost�察�it is�察�at 
least�察�superfluous to prolong the life。'

'If you had led a life as changeable as mine�察�your highness��' 
I replied�察�'you would hold a very different opinion。  For my 
part�察�and after whatever extremity of misfortune or disgrace�察�
I should still count to´morrow worth a trial。'

'You speak as a lady�察�madam��' said the prince�察�'and for such 
you speak the truth。  But to men there is permitted such a 
field of license�察�and the good behaviour asked of them is at 
once so easy and so little�察�that to fail in that is to fall 
beyond the reach of pardon。  But will you suffer me to repeat 
a question�察�put to you at first�察�I am afraid�察�with some 
defect of courtesy�察�and to ask you once more�察�who you are and 
how I have the honour of your company��'

'I am the proprietor of the house in which we stand��' said I。

'And still I am at fault��' returned the prince。

But at that moment the timepiece on the mantel´shelf began to 
strike the hour of twelve�察�and the young man�察�raising himself 
upon one elbow�察�with an expression of despair and horror that 
I have never seen excelled�察�cried lamentably�察�'Midnight� �oh�察�
just God��'  We stood frozen to our places�察�while the tingling 
hammer of the timepiece measured the remaining strokes�察�nor 
had we yet stirred�察�so tragic had been the tones of the young 
man�察�when the various bells of London began in turn to 
declare the hour。  The timepiece was inaudible beyond the 
walls of the chamber where we stood�察�but the second pulsation 
of Big Ben had scarcely throbbed into the night�察�before a 
sharp detonation rang about the house。  The prince sprang for 
the door by which I had entered�察�but quick as he was�察�I yet 
contrived to intercept him。

'Are you armed��' I cried。

'No�察�madam��' replied he。  'You remind me appositely�察�I will 
take the poker。'

'The man below��' said I�察�'has two revolvers。  Would you 
confront him at such odds��'

He paused�察�as though staggered in his purpose。

'And yet�察�madam��' said he�察�'we cannot continue to remain in 
ignorance of what has passed。'

'No��' cried I。  'And who proposes it�拭 �I am as curious as 
yourself�察�but let us rather send for the police�察�or�察�if your 
highness dreads a scandal�察�for some of your own servants。'

'Nay�察�madam��' he replied�察�smiling�察�'for so brave a lady�察�you 
surprise me。  Would you have me�察�then�察�send others where I 
fear to go myself��'

'You are perfectly right��' said I�察�'and I was entirely wrong。  
Go�察�in God's name�察�and I will hold the candle��'

Together�察�therefore�察�we descended to the lower story�察�he 
carrying the poker�察�I the light�察�and together we approached 
and opened the door of the butler's pantry。  In some sort�察�I 
believe�察�I was prepared for the spectacle that met our eyes�察�
I was prepared�察�that is�察�to find the villain dead�察�but the 
rude details of such a violent suicide I was unable to 
endure。  The prince�察�unshaken by horror as he had remained 
unshaken by alarm�察�assisted me with the most respectful 
gallantry to regain the dining´room。

There we found our patient�察�still�察�indeed�察�deadly pale�察�but 
vastly recovered and already seated on a chair。  He held out 
both his hands with a most pitiful gesture of interrogation。

'He is dead��' said the prince。

'Alas��' cried the young man�察�'and it should be I�  �What do I 
do�察�thus lingering on the stage I have disgraced�察�while he�察�
my sure comrade�察�blameworthy indeed for much�察�but yet the 
soul of fidelity�察�has judged and slain himself for an 
involuntary fault�拭 �Ah�察�sir��' said he�察�'and you too�察�madam�察�
without whose cruel help I should be now beyond the reach of 
my accusing conscience�察�you behold in me the victim equally 
of my own faults and virtues。  I was born a hater of 
injustice�察�from my most tender years my blood boiled against 
heaven when I beheld the sick�察�and against men when I 
witnessed the sorrows of the poor�察�the pauper's crust stuck 
in my throat when I sat down to eat my dainties�察�and the 
cripple child has set me weeping。  What was there in that but 
what was noble�拭�and yet observe to what a fall these thoughts 
have led me�  �Year after year this passion for the lost 
besieged me closer。  What hope was there in kings�拭�what hope 
in these well´feathered classes that now roll in money�拭 �I 
had observed the course of history�察�I knew the burgess�察�our 
ruler of to´day�察�to be base�察�cowardly�察�and dull�察�I saw him�察�
in every age�察�combine to pull down that which was immediately 
above and to prey upon those that were below�察�his dulness�察�I 
knew�察�would ultimately bring about his ruin�察�I knew his days 
were numbered�察�and yet how was I to wait�拭�how was I to let 
the poor child shiver in the rain�拭 �The better days�察�indeed�察�
were coming�察�but the child would die before that。  Alas�察�your 
highness�察�in surely no ungenerous impatience I enrolled 
myself among the enemies of this unjust and doomed society�察�
in surely no unnatural desire to keep the fires of my 
philanthropy alight�察�I bound myself by an irrevocable oath。

'That oath is all my history。  To give freedom to posterity I 
had forsworn my own。  I must attend upon every signal�察�and 
soon my father complained of my irregular hours and turned me 
from his house。  I was engaged in betrothal to an honest 
girl�察�from her also I had to part�察�for she was too shrewd to 
credit my inventions and too innocent to be entrusted with 
the truth。  Behold me�察�then�察�alone with conspirators�  �Alas� �
as the years went on�察�my illusions left me。  Surrounded as I 
was by the fervent disciples and apologists of revolution�察�I 
beheld them daily advance in confidence and desperation�察�I 
beheld myself�察�upon the other hand�察�and with an almost equal 
regularity�察�decline in faith。  I had sacrificed all to 
further that cause in which I still believed�察�and daily I 
began to grow in doubts if we were advancing it indeed。  
Horrible was the society with which we warred�察�but our own 
means were not less horrible。

'I will not dwell upon my sufferings�察�I will not pause to 
tell you how�察�when I beheld young men still free and happy�察�
married�察�fathers of children�察�cheerfully toiling at their 
work�察�my heart reproached me with the greatness and vanity of 
my unhappy sacrifice。  I will not describe to you how�察�worn 
by poverty�察�poor lodging�察�scanty food�察�and an unquiet 
conscience�察�my health began to fail�察�and in the long nights�察�
as I wandered bedless in the rainy streets�察�the most cruel 
sufferings of the body were added to the tortures of my mind。  
These things are not personal to me�察�they are common to all 
unfortunates in my position。  An oath�察�so light a thing to 
swear�察�so grave a thing to break�此 �an oath�察�taken in the heat 
of youth�察�repented with what sobbings of the heart�察�but yet 
in vain repented�察�as the years go on�此 �an oath�察�that was once 
the very utterance of the truth of God�察�but that falls to be 
the symbol of a meaningless and em

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